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Bob Turley
Full name Robert Lee Turley Born September 19, 1930, Troy, Illinois Died March 30, 2013, Atlanta, Georgia Cremated First Game: September 29, 1951 ; Final Game: September 21, 1963 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 215 Named Major League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1958) Named Major League Cy Young Award Winner by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1958) Named AL Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News (1958) Named World Series Most Valuable Player (1958) Named pitcher on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1958) SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1951 STL A Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1951 STL A
1953 STL A Daily Splits 10 18 2 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .316 .444 0.0 1953 STL A
1954 BAL A Daily Splits 35 81 8 11 2 0 0 5 2 0 23 0 6 0 0 4 0 1 0 .136 .157 .160 0.0 1954 BAL A
1955 NY A Daily Splits 36 82 7 11 4 0 0 7 6 0 21 1 8 1 0 4 3 0 0 .134 .200 .183 0.0 1955 NY A
1956 NY A Daily Splits 27 46 5 8 2 0 0 3 3 0 16 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 .174 .224 .217 0.0 1956 NY A
1957 NY A Daily Splits 32 57 4 5 0 0 0 0 8 0 27 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .088 .212 .088 0.0 1957 NY A
1958 NY A Daily Splits 33 88 8 12 0 0 2 6 4 0 35 0 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 .136 .174 .205 0.0 1958 NY A
1959 NY A Daily Splits 33 46 3 4 0 0 0 1 5 0 18 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .087 .192 .087 0.0 1959 NY A
1960 NY A Daily Splits 34 55 4 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 18 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .073 .105 .091 0.0 1960 NY A
1961 NY A Daily Splits 15 21 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 11 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 .095 .091 .095 0.0 1961 NY A
1962 NY A Daily Splits 24 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1962 NY A
1963 LA A Daily Splits 19 25 2 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .160 .160 .320 0.0 1963 LA A
1963 BOS A Daily Splits 11 14 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .214 0.0 1963 BOS A
1963 TOT A 30 39 2 7 1 0 1 5 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .179 .179 .282 0.0 1963 TOT A
Total (12 Years) Splits 310 547 44 69 10 0 4 32 31 0 191 3 37 2 0 17 8 1 1 .126 .177 .166 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1955 NY A Daily Splits 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1955 NY A
1956 NY A Daily Splits 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1956 NY A
1957 NY A Daily Splits 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1957 NY A
1958 NY A Daily Splits 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 1958 NY A
1960 NY A Daily Splits 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1960 NY A
Total ( 5 Years) Splits 15 18 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1958 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1958 AL
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1951 STL A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.1 11 34 0 6 6 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 7.36 3.00 -0.2 1951 STL A
1953 STL A Daily Splits 10 7 3 1 3 0 60.1 39 259 4 24 22 44 2 61 1 2 2 0 8 1 3 2 2 6 3.28 1.86 0.9 1953 STL A
1954 BAL A Daily Splits 35 35 14 0 0 0 247.1 178 1092 7 106 95 181 5 185 14 11 5 7 1 27 12 19 17 14 15 3.46 3.34 0.2 1954 BAL A
1955 NY A Daily Splits 36 34 13 6 2 1 246.2 168 1075 16 92 84 177 4 210 12 6 7 7 0 24 3 21 15 17 13 3.06 4.97 2.4 1955 NY A
1956 NY A Daily Splits 27 21 5 1 3 1 132 138 621 13 76 74 103 0 91 5 4 3 4 1 23 4 11 4 8 4 5.05 6.62 -1.3 1956 NY A
1957 NY A Daily Splits 32 23 9 4 7 3 176.1 120 723 17 59 53 85 1 152 6 4 2 9 0 16 6 10 8 13 6 2.71 4.61 1.8 1957 NY A
1958 NY A Daily Splits 33 31 19 6 1 1 245.1 178 1013 24 82 81 128 2 168 4 7 6 8 0 37 3 22 8 21 7 2.97 5.03 2.2 1958 NY A
1959 NY A Daily Splits 33 22 7 3 6 1 154.1 141 678 15 80 74 83 3 111 7 9 2 3 0 31 4 11 7 8 11 4.32 3.73 -1.3 1959 NY A
1960 NY A Daily Splits 34 24 4 1 6 5 173.1 138 727 14 67 63 87 3 87 7 6 6 5 1 29 4 15 6 9 3 3.27 5.67 0.2 1960 NY A
1961 NY A Daily Splits 15 12 1 0 1 0 72 74 334 11 47 46 51 0 48 3 1 2 4 0 14 3 7 1 3 5 5.75 4.33 -1.6 1961 NY A
1962 NY A Daily Splits 24 8 0 0 7 1 69 68 316 8 45 35 47 2 42 2 4 1 4 0 12 3 7 6 3 3 4.57 4.62 -0.9 1962 NY A
1963 LA A Daily Splits 19 12 3 2 0 0 87.1 71 381 5 41 32 51 6 70 6 2 2 2 0 14 0 5 6 2 7 3.30 2.83 0.0 1963 LA A
1963 BOS A Daily Splits 11 7 0 0 2 0 41.1 42 194 6 28 28 28 0 35 0 1 1 1 0 8 0 2 1 1 4 6.10 3.29 -1.0 1963 BOS A
1963 TOT A 30 19 3 2 2 0 128.2 113 575 11 69 60 79 6 105 6 3 3 3 0 22 0 7 7 3 11 4.20 3.00 -1.0 1963 TOT A
Total (12 Years) Splits 310 237 78 24 38 13 1712.2 1366 7447 140 753 693 1068 29 1265 67 55 39 56 3 245 43 133 82 101 85 3.64 4.50 1.4 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1955 NY A Daily Splits 3 1 0 0 2 0 5.1 7 28 1 5 5 4 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.44 3.00 1955 NY A
1956 NY A Daily Splits 3 1 1 0 1 0 11 4 44 0 1 1 8 2 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.82 0.00 1956 NY A
1957 NY A Daily Splits 3 2 1 0 1 0 11.2 7 47 2 3 3 6 0 12 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2.31 7.50 1957 NY A
1958 NY A Daily Splits 4 2 1 1 2 1 16.1 10 64 2 5 5 7 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2.76 6.00 1958 NY A
1960 NY A Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.1 15 48 1 6 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4.82 12.50 1960 NY A
Total ( 5 Years) Splits 15 8 3 1 6 1 53.2 43 231 6 20 19 29 3 46 3 0 1 2 0 7 0 2 0 4 3 3.19 6.88 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1958 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.2 3 11 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 4.00 1958 AL
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1951 STL A Daily Splits P 1 1 0 7.1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000
1953 STL A Daily Splits P 10 7 3 60.1 4 3 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 1.000
1954 BAL A Daily Splits P 35 35 14 247.1 7 35 1 1 0 2 13 6 3 .977
1955 NY A Daily Splits P 36 34 13 246.2 6 30 4 2 0 1 7 5 0 .900
1956 NY A Daily Splits P 27 21 5 132 3 18 1 2 0 0 4 6 0 .955
1957 NY A Daily Splits P 32 23 9 176.1 13 22 2 1 1 0 4 7 1 .946
1958 NY A Daily Splits P 33 31 19 245.1 17 26 0 4 0 1 9 14 0 1.000
1959 NY A Daily Splits P 33 22 7 154.1 11 18 1 1 0 0 3 3 1 .967
1960 NY A Daily Splits P 34 24 4 173.1 10 21 0 1 0 0 6 6 2 1.000
1961 NY A Daily Splits P 15 12 1 72 4 8 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1.000
1962 NY A Daily Splits P 24 8 0 69 3 15 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 1.000
1963 LA A Daily Splits P 19 12 3 87.1 5 11 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 1.000
1963 BOS A Daily Splits P 11 7 0 41.2 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.000
1963 TOT A P 30 19 3 129 9 14 0 1 0 1 5 2 0 1.000
Total (12 Years) Splits P 310 237 78 1713 88 211 9 16 1 6 61 56 8 .971
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1955 NY A Daily Splits P 3 1 0 5.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1956 NY A Daily Splits P 3 1 1 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 NY A Daily Splits P 3 2 1 11.2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 NY A Daily Splits P 4 2 1 16.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 NY A Daily Splits P 2 2 0 9.1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 5 Years) Splits P 15 8 3 53.2 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1958 AL Daily Splits P 1 1 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -
Coaching Record
Year Team Position START END
1964 BOS A Pitching 4-16 10- 4
Total ( 1 Year )
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Browns (1948).
Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Don Larsen , Billy Hunter and 4 players to be named
later to New York Yankees in exchange for Gene Woodling , Harry Byrd , Jim McDonald ,
Hal Smith , Gus Triandos , Willie Miranda and 4 players to be named later (November
17, 1954 ); Baltimore Orioles received Bill Miller , Kal Segrist , Don Leppert and
Theodore Del Guercio (December 1, 1954 ) and New York Yankees received Mike Blyzka ,
Darrell Johnson , Jim Fridley and Dick Kryhoski (December 1, 1954 ).
Sold by New York Yankees to Los Angeles Angels (October 29, 1962 ).
Released by Los Angeles Angels (July 24, 1963 ).
Signed by Boston Red Sox (July 24, 1963 ).
Released by Boston Red Sox (October 14, 1963 ).
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